How much I've spent on cigars...
 

Been doing some math just out of curiousity. Trying to figure out how much money I've spent on cigars in the past 6 years since I fell down the slope. I can't get an accurate number because 1 CC vendor doesn't keep purchase history records and Famous Smoke Shop purchase history only goes back 2 years. So this is only an approximation and does not include humidors, fridgerdors, or any cigar related stuff, only cigars themselves.


Around $15,000. :hn

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Oy! ha this is definitely and expensive hobby!

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It "IS" A Slippery Slope, Isn't It, Brother?:D

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That's it? I figure you are doing pretty good. :r:r:r

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Yeah, I don't keep receipts of the purchases regarding cigars. I don't wanna know. :D

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I donMt even want to think about it ;s wiffy

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X2

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I am sure my wife could tell you. :r :r

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Don't ask, Don't tell.....

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borndead1

relax it's all relative and 15$k isnt that much amortized over 6 years.

a work friend of mine is a fanatical hunter and just bought a "holland and holland" hunting rifle...he wont say exactly what he paid but i think over 6 years it would be about 15$k PER YEAR. beautifull gun tho...i just would never buy one.

derrek :hm

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At least you enjoyed that $15,000 if you had invested $15,000 in the stock market over the last 6 years you wouldn't have gotten to enjoy it, and all you'd have left is :2

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I'm with smart-guy :tu

Its all relative... think how much enjoyment you've gotten out of that 15k :noon

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I plead the 5th

Unless he did put options ;)

As for price...i plead the 5th also.
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I know I spent less on cigars this year than I used to spend on golf annually the previous 4-5 years (I gave it up this year due to recurring injuries)

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I know but won't acknowledge as the first step to admit that you have a problem. I don't have a problem....

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I PLEAD THE FIF.

http://www.funnycorner.net/funny-pictures/5295/Fif.jpg

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I just started and I'm at around $1,500 in 2 months..... I gotta stop.

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:hy

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GOOD LORD guys... I don't think I've spent $500.00 in 2 years, and that includes humidors. That includes humidors and other accessories.

I generally smoke 2-3 a week now. There was a 10 month span where I couldn't smoke due to my anxiety.

I always hunt for deals and due my research before hand to make sure what I'm getting is quality. I find myself spending an average of $3.00 a cigar, and I got some pretty impressive inventory. Though a lot of the higher end stock was gifted to me. It's great having friends. :)

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Those can easily go over 1/4 million.

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Wow... Whats so special about them? Because they are hand made?

Interesting bit from google...

Harris Holland was born in 1806 in London. Although accounts of his background are somewhat sketchy, it is believed that his father was an organ builder, while Harris had a tobacco wholesale business in London. Obviously he was successful, as he was often seen at various pigeon shoots at important London clubs, as well as leasing a grouse moor in Yorkshire.

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:hm

that's a good idea...I'm going to start asking my friends to "Gift" me higher end cigars too.

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I've never asked nothing from anyone. :)

I'm 23, currently working as a freelance web developer, and working on establishing a business. So as you would imagine budget always has to be on the mind.

Friends and family have gifted me some nice high end cigars for birthdays and holidays, and friends online have been generous enough to expose me to some higher end cigars and cigars that aren't readily available at my local shop.

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$5000 so far this year

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I've spent quite a bit, but not $15k. All hobbies are expensive. I'm also into guns, and that's worse than cigars. The price of ammo has gotten to be outragous, and seems to keep going up. Hell, if I could go back in time a few years I wouldn't be investing in stocks, I'd be buying all the 9mm and 45acp I could get my hands on.

At least it's something you enjoy. I look forward to my smoke time each day, somedays, it's the best part of my day.

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Just curious-how much do you smoke and what do you typically smoke?

Thankfully, I'm nowhere near that.

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Newbie. :r:r:r

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I'm a cheapskate. I would guess that in 3yrs. I've spent about $3,000 tops. And that's being very liberal with my guesstimating.

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I buy all my cigars on credit cards and never pay them. I am going to declare bankruptcy next week, so my sum total for the last 5 years will be $0.



I keed, I keed.

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I...don't want to total it up. So needless to say, I don't know :r

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LOL.

I think all hobbies will end up costing us quite a bit, and if it something that makes us happy, I don't think we should worry about it.

So long as its a healthy spending, that doesn't cause you to miss mortgage payments, rent, car payments, or run yourself into serious debt.

My grandfather always said you never see an armored car following a hearse.
Spend your money and enjoy your life, but remember your responsibilities.

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Good advice, Chris. :tu

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I buy all my cigars on Tom's credit cards :D

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You can do that? WOOHOO!!!!! :noon


I do feel a little better knowing that Klugs probably spends more in 1 year than I have in 6 years. :D

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Eh, I try... just wish I could always follow it myself.

:)

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Fixed it for ya. ;)

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More than some and less than others :hy

What I have spent over the past 5 years, is no where near what I spent partying in my 20's.

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I started buying higher end cigars after I stopped drinking and I cut that budget in 1/2. I havent been buying much in the past two years since my girlfriend went back to school, and we have a wedding to pay for. Luckily I am well stocked for the next couple years.

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I know the feeling! My fiance has been hinting with Tiffany & Co for months! Rofl, but she is letting me get a couple boxes of high end smokes for my birthday

I have spent near 1k in the 7 months I've been smoking cigars, the $50 worth of singles or 5 packs here and there add up quick!

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I have enough smokes that I probably wouldn't have to buy another cigar for 10 years and all I have is about the size of an end table humidor.

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I am not crazy enough to add it all up, but its a fun relaxing hobby and you can't put a price on that. But my wife can.

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:D...and they can remember "stuff" that occurred 30 yrs ago too (for some reason or another).

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That's funny has hell, call the police....opps

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(Note: None of this is bragging, I know many of you spend way more than I have, and in fact, I'm a little embarrassed I've spent this much, but I thought it interesting, and there is a lesson at the end, so this is purely informational.)

Well, I got bored yesterday at work.

And I did it. I added up every cigar purchase I've made and can find a record of in the past eight months.

Since I really started getting into this hobby (coincidentally when I joined CA...) I've spent approx. $2,200 on cigars and cigar related items.

This isn't counting random singles I've purchased at B&M's, but it is every online purchase I've made, every WTS forum purchase, and the larger B&M purchases.

Approximately $450 of that is cigar accessories (wine fridge, chasden drawers, cutters, lighters, ashtrays).

I've sold ~$400 worth of cigars to recoup by doing partial splits on box purchases.

That leaves me at around $1,350 in cigars that I have in my possession at the moment.

Estimating between what I have that I've purchased and been gifted, I think I have close to 400 cigars between my vinodor, desktop humidor, and a couple of tupperdors.


Here is what I've learned and figured out after adding all these things up.

• I have WAY more cigars than I will smoke in a year. Some are specifically put away for aging, so that's ok.
• I've spent almost two times what I thought I had on cigars this year. Guesstimating DOES NOT give you a good idea of what you have spent. If you actually do want to keep a budget, start a spreadsheet and enter all your purchases in it. When you've hit that limit that you've given yourself, you'll know it instead of just guessing when you've hit it.
• If you have a problem buying cigars and you haven't added your purchases up, do it! I know I'll be taking my buying MUCH slower in the coming months after having seen the numbers.
• And above all, DON'T SHARE YOUR RECORDS WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER! :r But seriously. I'm not going to. She'd kill me! :( (Note: If you share finances with your significant other, then this might not be an issue, although I know it is for some of us!)

So, I hope you found this post interesting and informative. My last comment is that I don't regret spending this money at all. It's a hobby that has brought me enjoyment and relaxation. Not only that, but it has introduced me to an amazing community of BOTL's and SOTL's, and while I know this might sound cheesy, that is seriously priceless.

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I try hard not to think of what I spend on cigars but It is alot of money. I would guess that it costs me more than my car payment per month. I have about 600 cigars between my humidors. I smoke 2-3 per day so it does get expensive.

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Records? I don't have no stinking records.

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Some people top that on one order (several times per year)...I ain't one of them (sure wish I was)...but I spend my share.

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I don't know, and I don't want to know! :r Seriously, I never buy unless I can afford to. :2

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I've only been smoking since 2007. Pretty sure I'm up to about $80.22 roughly.......